Western blue skate

Notoraja hesperindica

Deep blue gray with large tail thorns

Western blue skate is a marine fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 53.3 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Notoraja
Maximum length: 53.3 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: off southern Mozambique and off northwestern Madagascar.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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